Evolutionsbiologie

by Douglas J. Futuyma

zur zweiten Auflage Als 1979 die erste Auflage dieses Buches erschien, erlebte die Evolutionsbiologie eine viel ausgepragte re Blutezeit als in den vorangegangenen Jahrzehnten. Seit damals ist ihr Einfluss auf den gesamten Bereich der Biologie noch starker, noch fordernder geworden. Ein evolutionarer Ansatz ist inzwischen obligatorisch in der Okologie und in der Verhaltensforschung; Palaontologie und Systematik sind starker geworden und haben begonnen, ihre Bande zur Populationsbiologie zu erforschen; evolutionare Mor phologie, Physiologie und Entwicklungsbiologie erleben eine Renaissance; das Gebiet der Molekularevolution ist den Kinderschuhen entwachsen; der jahrliche Umfang an Informationen und Theorien uber alte und neue Themen hat enorm zugenommen, und in der Folge sind neue Fachzeitschriften entstanden, um diesem Bedurfnis gerecht zu werden. Fand ich es damals uberheblich, ein Lehrbuch uber Evolutionsbiologie vorzulegen, so hat sich dieses Gefuhl nicht verandert, eher noch verstarkt. Ohne die Geduld von Kollegen, die ich bei meiner Informationsbeschaffung schamlos belastigt habe, hatte ich die Flut von Informationen und Ideen vermutlich kaum bewaltigen konnen. In der Biologie, und in der Wissenschaft ganz allgemein, ist die Entdeckung eines Gegenstandes und die Geburt und das Wachstum von Ideen immer eine spannende Angelegenheit."

Genres: Evolution, Biology, Science, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Reference

679 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1979

Reviews

[Jared · Rating 5 out of 5]

This textbook is by far one of the best books on evolutionary biology. It is designed for an undergraduate university course, but the author provides background and information that will allow a more general audience of interested readers to grasp the concepts. The author organizes the concepts well and builds upon them throughout the book. The text is accompanied by the usual features of a textbook, most notably, good figures and tables, separate boxes with more specialized info on particular topics, and notes on various aspects of things mentioned int he text. The book is comprehensive and touches upon virtually all aspects of evolutionary biology with great depth into the main topics. The author provides numerous examples and extensively explains concepts that I have seen other textbooks merely assume are understood. Graduate students in the life sciences will find this advanced textbook helpful and a necessary aide in their training.

The only thing that this book really lacks is an update. Published in 1998, the book lacks info on recent molecular advances in genomics along with more recent advances across the entire discipline. However, the concepts, hypotheses, theories, and basic evidence provided are still just as valid as the day it was published.

[Dark-Draco · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this book absolutely brilliant while I was in college - it makes some interesting points and has lots of great diagrams to get them across. Unfortunately, I can't think I'll ever have to refer to it again, and, to be honest, find that some of it goes over my head now - been out of the field for too long!!

[Yuvraj]

In this site i can't able to read even a single book ,then how could i rate this site
Please give me some idea how to read this book

[Yokusun Basi]

Evolutionary Biology, 2nd Edition by Douglas J. Futuyma (1986)

[Irwan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Part of a sylabus of the Evolutionary Biology course. Took it out of curiousity. I had heard too much about people condemning it previously.

One semester working on it, never once we discussed about whether man descended from apes :-)

[Joey Zhouyuan · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Fast read) Inspiring graphics and see an overall picture through the explanation and summary in the book. Lack of update which the same opinion as other readers; however, maybe the classical doesn't need too frequent updates.

[Sara Grove · Rating 4 out of 5]

SHOOT ME!

[Tori]

Evolutionary Biology by Douglas J. Futuyma (1997)

[Megan]

I read a couple of chapters of this until it was due back to the library, but I had the old edition. I think I'll pick it up again at some point and try to get the newer version.

[Kevin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok book, better than "Evolution" by the same author. I would suggest the Ancestors Tale by Dawkins as an evolution review prior to prelims. Sit in on classes instead of reading this book.